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Rio Tinto Taps New Diavik Mine Chief
Mar 28, 2017 6:50 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Rio Tinto has appointed Patrick Boitumelo as president and
chief operating officer of its subsidiary Diavik Diamond Mines (DDM), the
company said Tuesday.
Rio Tinto owns 60% of the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest
Territories and operates the deposit through DDM. Dominion Diamond Corporation
owns the remaining 40% of the asset.
Boitumelo – who will start at the end of July after
relocating to Yellowknife, Canada – was most recently general manager of engineering
and projects at Kennecott Utah Copper in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has extensive
senior experience in the mining industry across a range of asset classes,
including diamonds, Rio Tinto said.
The hire comes as Rio Tinto prepares to bring the Diavik mine’s
A21 extension onstream, with production planned to start in 2018.
Image: Diavik Diamond Mines
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Tags:
A21, Canada, Diavik, Dominion Diamond Corporation, Kennecott Utah Copper, Patrick Boitumelo, Rapaport News, Rio Tinto, subsidiary Diavik Diamond Mines, yellowknife
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